Cancer
Cervical cancer develops in the neck of the womb, usually years after persistent infection with human papillomavirus. It is one of the few cancers that can be prevented outright, by vaccination before exposure and by screening that finds changes before they become cancer.
Not everyone gets every symptom, and the pattern can differ in older people, in people with diabetes and in children. These are the ones most often reported.
If any of the following applies, arrange to be seen the same day. For anything sudden or severe, call 9281862028 or come straight to the emergency department at SIMS — it is open 24 hours and does not need an appointment.
Your consultant will order only the investigations that change the plan. Most of the following are available on the SIMS campus, so results usually come back the same visit.
Treatment is decided case by case — by how advanced the problem is, what else you are being treated for, and what you can realistically sustain. Broadly, it involves the following.
Cervical Cancer can look like several other conditions, and the reverse is equally true. Nothing here can replace an examination, your test results and the judgement of the doctor treating you — and no medicine mentioned by name to a friend or relative should be started on the strength of this page. If you recognise yourself in it, book a consultation with the Surgical Oncology department. If a symptom is sudden or severe, call 9281862028.
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Longer guides from our departments, written for patients and families in Anantapur.
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